THIS IS NEW MEXICO [SOLD]

THIS IS NEW MEXICO

Edited by George Fitzpatrick

The Rydal Press, Santa Fe, 1948

Hardback, no slip cover, first edition, 328 pages

Condition:  Good, label from previous owner only, otherwise clean pages.

Foreword

            New Mexico is a land of magnificent scenery and soul-satisfying beauty.  It is a country, too, of strange contrasts, a land of mystery.

            Here are friendly vistas of sun-filled valleys and snow-capped peaks.  Here are evidences of Nature in her most brilliant splendor, and in her most terrifying tantrums.

            Here are three great cultures, Indian, Spanish and Anglo, separate and distinct, but blending without antagonism or conflict.

            D. H. Lawrence once wrote that “New Mexico was the greatest experience from the outside world that I have ever had.”

            No one book can completely tell the story or wholly interpret New Mexico.  This collection is offered only as an introduction.  It is an effort to provide a sample of the flavor, the romance, the fascination that is this “Land of Enchantment.” The editor hopes that it will whet the interest of readers so they will want to see more of, and read more about the State.

            The selections have been made from past issues of New Mexico Magazine for a dozen years.  Some of the authors are widely known, others little known.  They all have one thing in common, an appreciation and love for New Mexico.  George Fitzpatrick

Contents

Glimpses of History

Horses and Men

This Sun-Loved Land

The Unforgettable Past

Accent on Outdoors

Art and Architecture—and a Miracle

From Teacups to Timberline

Indians

Folkways

A Few Towns

The Atomic Age